Not all training takes place in a classroom. We’ve put together a searchable library of recorded modules, webinars, videos and other resources to help our staff and partners find professional development information on a variety of topics.
| Title | Subject | Skill | Format | Description | Source |
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| The Relevance of Soil Biology in Assessing Fertility and Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time:1:22:00) Participants will learn how soil biology directly and indirectly influence crop growth and nutrient cycling, along with methods for… |
NRCS |
| Tile Drainage in Minnesota and Wisconsin: What We Know From Edge-of-Field Monitoring and Practical Management Implications for Farmers | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Video | Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| Tillage Implements | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
NRCS |
| Tillage Implements | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video | A review of tools for estimating erosion, primary and secondary tillage equipment, and the effects of the equipment on erosion calculations, SCI… |
NRCS |
| Topic 1, Module 1: The five factors of Soil Formation and Horizonation vs. Simple Processes | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module will cover both the five factors of formation and horizonation vs. simple processes. The module presentation will begin with a review… |
ASWM |
| Topic 1, Module 2: Soil Texture and Structure | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module focuses on two physical soil properties --- texture and structure. Soil texture describes the relative proportions of sand, silt, and… |
ASWM |
| Topic 1, Module 3: Describing Soil Color for Hydric Soils Determinations | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module focuses on describing soil color. Soil color and the color patterns in soil can tell you a lot about the soil. It is an especially… |
ASWM |
| Topic 2, Module 4: Redox Reactions and Redoximorphic Features | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module begins with a review of redox reactions and redoximorphic features. Reduction and concurrent oxidation (redox) are the dominant… |
ASWM |
| Topic 2, Module 5: Hydric Soil Functions | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on wetland functions attributed directly to hydric soils. Functions are the biological, chemical, and physical processes that… |
ASWM |
| Topic 2, Module 6: The Hydric Soil Technical Standard | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on the Hydric Soil Technical Standard. The Hydric Soil Technical Standard (HSTS) provides a quantitative method of determining… |
ASWM |
| Topic 3, Module 7: Landscapes and Hydric Soil | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on typical hydric soil morphologies associated with major wetland types-tidal marshes, peat bogs, perennially-inundated swamps… |
ASWM |
| Topic 3, Module 8: Problematic Landscapes and Parent Materials | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on problematic landscapes and parent materials. Most hydric soils exhibit certain common morphological characteristics that… |
ASWM |
| Topic 3, Module 9: HGM and Hydric Soils | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) system and hydric soils. The classification of wetlands in the HGM system is based on landscape… |
ASWM |
| Topic 4, Module 10: Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on using the NTCHS Indicators of Hydric Soils (Version 7.0) for onsite decision making about soils in the field. This module… |
ASWM |
| Topic 4, Module 11: Using Soils for Mitigation, Voluntary Restoration and Creation | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on how wetland professionals can use soil science principles in onsite decision making for work in the areas of wetland… |
ASWM |
| Topic 4, Module 12: Using Field Indicators to Assess Long-term Hydrology | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on potential uses of Field Indicators of Hydric Soils to assess hydrologic characteristics of individual wetlands. This module… |
ASWM |
| Tree Identification | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Reference Material | University of Minnesota resources for the identification of trees: Tree Identification Cards that can be downloaded and printed, Beginners Guide… |
UMN Extension |
| Understanding Soil Quality Impacts on Soil Functions and Other Resource Concerns | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar | (Time: 1:18) Participants learn about nutrient management and healthy soils, and the resulting effects on water quality through a study of… |
Ohio State University Extension |
| Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Water Quality | Practice Specific | Reference Material | A publication by Virginia Cooperative Extension that describes the effects of riparian buffers on sediment, nutrients and other pollutants as well… |
Virginia Cooperative Extension |
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| University of Minnesota Extension: Beef Extension | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This site provides access to publications and other resources related to beef production in Minnesota including cow/calf management, feedlot… |
U of M Extension |
| Unlock the Secrets in the Soil | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | A series of 41 videos, mostly under five minutes each that discuss various soil health topics and applications of soil health principles. |
NRCS |
| USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Webinar | This is the display of all the online videos produced by the National Soil Survey Center. There are over 100 videos available, most of which will… |
NRCS |
| Use of NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Webinar | (Time: 1:14) Participants will learn to use NRCS conservation practice standards to support the NRCS conservation planning process. |
NRCS |
| Using Basic Soil Survey Information in Conservation Planning | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Online Course | The goal of this course is to introduce you to several common soil properties and interpretations, the basics of map unit composition, and Web… |
AgLearn |
| Using Planning Criteria in Conservation Planning | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Online Course | This course introduces you to NRCS planning criteria and their role in each phase of the Nine Steps of Conservation Planning. You will learn about… |
AgLearn |
| Using Soil Data from the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway in ArcGIS | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video | (Time: 14:55) This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the Geospatial Data Gateway and how to use the… |
NRCS |
| Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s… |
NRCS |
| Using the EFT Waterway Sizing Wizard | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video | This video is a re-recording of an Engineering Field Tool's (EFT) Waterway Wizard webinar originally presented March 2017 by NRCS Area 6 Engineer… |
BWSR |
| Using WIN-PST for Conservation Planning | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Online Course | This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also… |
AgLearn |
| Vegetative Growth Stages of Soybeans (soybeans 2/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video | (Time: 16:39) This video focuses on the early season growth and development of soybeans |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| VegScape | Vegetation | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA. Map showing crop condition monitoring system. Integrates soil moisture, temperature, etc… |
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| Virtual 4R Field Day | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review… |
MAWRC |
| Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) “Site Preparation” | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Video | (Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses. |
Missouri Conservation Department |
| WASCOB Design Intro | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video | (Time 19:55) The training intruduces employees to NRCS's WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This is an introductory level training with a format of some… |
BWSR |
| WASCOB Tile Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video | The training shows the tile design components of the WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This video finishes the basin system design started in the WASCOB… |
BWSR |
| Water and Sediment Control Basin Training Series | Practice Specific | This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Water and Sediment… |
TTCP |
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| Watershed Tools Demo | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video | This video is a demonstration of each step of a watershed delineation and RCN determination for a project site. The demonstration shows the steps… |
TTCP |
| Watershed Tools Overview | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Video | Time: 21:52; This webinar is a recorded PowerPoint showing the NRCS Engineering Tools-Watershed Tools and other Tools in ArcMap. The first ~19… |
BWSR |
| Watershed Tools Overview | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Webinar | (Time: 21:52) This webinar is a recorded PowerPoint showing the NRCS Engineering Tools-Watershed Tools and other Tools in ArcMap. The first ~19… |
BWSR |
| Web Soil survey - Part 1: Application Access | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video | (Time: 11:48) Part 1 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers information on the Web Soil Survey home page, ways to access the… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2018 |
| Web Soil Survey – Part 2: Set Area of Interest (AOI) | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video | (Time: 12:11) Part 2 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers ways to set an Area of Interest (AOI), limits for the AOI, and ways… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2019 |
| Web Soil Survey – Part 3: Tabs and Downloads | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video | Time: 13:30; Part 3 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers the various tabs of soil information, report settings, shopping cart… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2020 |
| Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly developed … |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | (Time: 1 hour, 32 mins) Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | (Time: 1 hour, 56 mins) This is the third webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training… |
ASWM and NRCS |
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| Webinar 4: Wetland Ecology for Planners: Examples of Variation Across the United States | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This is the fourth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered Landscapes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This is the fifth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 6: Identifying Resource Concerns and Determining Landowner Objectives | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This is the sixth webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This is the seventh webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This is the eighth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
ASWM and NRCS |